Monday, December 31, 2007

"Holocaust denial on the increase in 2007": David Wyman Institute

According to the David Wyman Institute, Holoaust denial increased markedly in 2007. In its report it links this directly to the release of David Irving from jail. I have not yet read the actual report only an article in the Jerusalem Post so I can't comment in any depth.

4 comments:

David Irving's release has nothing to do with this escalation of Holocaust denial and everything to do with the anti-Jewish rhetoric of the religion of Islam. David Irving, as much as I despise him, does not deserve this perverse plaudit. He is not so effectual. Islam is.

"Holocaust denial has proliferated in the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East." -Prof. Deborah Lipstadt (History On Trial)

"Holocaust denial is not the only form of false history that is gaining ground in the Muslim world. Yasser Arafat has repeatedly denied any historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel." -Prof. Deborah Lipstadt (History On Trial0

Could you correct my last post, please and thankyou?It should have read:

This escalation of Holocaust denial has nothing to do with David Irving's release and everything to do with the anti-Jewish rhetoric of the religion of Islam. David Irving, as much as I despise him, does not deserve this perverse plaudit. He is not so effectual. Islam is.

"Holocaust denial has proliferated in the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East." -Prof. Deborah Lipstadt (History On Trial)

"Holocaust denial is not the only form of false history that is gaining ground in the Muslim world. Yasser Arafat has repeatedly denied any historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel." -Prof. Deborah Lipstadt (History On Trial)

Dear Prof. Lipstadt, Could you please post again my comment? Thankyou. It should have read:

This escalation of Holocaust denial has nothing to do with David Irving's release and everything to do with the anti-Jewish rhetoric of the religion of Islam. David Irving, as much as I despise him, does not deserve this perverse plaudit. He is not so effectual. Islam is.

"Holocaust denial has proliferated in the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East." -Prof. Deborah Lipstadt (History On Trial)

"Holocaust denial is not the only form of false history that is gaining ground in the Muslim world. Yasser Arafat has repeatedly denied any historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel." -Prof. Deborah Lipstadt (History On Trial)

It strikes me that holocaust denial has probably a lot more to do with the availability of racist material on the internet, including sites like you tube which seem to encourage it or at least do nothing to remove it.The denier liars have strong motivation and are well financed. They are thus quite capable of influencing the gullible.I can see this from my own research films published on you tube and the way they are attacked by denier liars who are prepared to believe any rubbish, no matter how ridiculous, just as long as it proves that the Shoah did not happen.It also appears to be that the proliferation of anti holocaust denial laws has also added to this phenomenum. More general laws protecting the memory of the dead would have done just as well.